I use this block of code early in scripts that need to be run separately:-
Naturally, I use a suitable file name for the lock file so that it is easy to recognise and re-use/avoid for other scripts. It seems to work for me. The tracefile variable and other things have already been set.
The -w flag on flock means that it will wait on file descriptor 13 for 30 seconds trying to get an exclusive lock (the -x flag) The file descriptor is left open by the >> redirector so the lock persists.
If the process is killed off ungracefully (i.e. a kill -9) then the file is then closed and the lock released, else it is closed when the script terminates gracefully or can be closed earlier if that is appropriate with exec 13>&- It negates the need for the trap ....... 0 which leaves you free to use it for something else if that is appropriate.
Hi,
I am writing a shell script to invoke a C++ program. Before I start the C++ program (oi7loadbalancer), I am checking if the process is already running. I start the process only if it is not already running. I have the following check in my script.
proccount=`ps -f -u $USER_NAME | grep... (8 Replies)
Alright, I think I know what I am doing with sed(which probably means I don't). But I cant figure out how to replace just the first occurance of a string. I have tried sed, ed, and grep but can't seem to figure it out. If you have any suggestions I am open to anything! (3 Replies)
Hi,
PHP user here. I'm using an endless loop to perform to mimic a cron. The script does something every 20 minutes. It sleep()s in the meantime.
I have various checks that ensure that only instance can run, including a "gentleman agreement" locked file.
However, I'd like to make sure... (2 Replies)
Hello.
I have a status command in AIX box, which provides output as below:
$ status
You are running the application on pegasus2
----Program Name------|--Avail / Total---------|
MQ | 1/2 |
ORACLE | 10/10 |
TMADMIN ... (3 Replies)
Hi All,
After reading that the sort command in Linux can be made to use many processor cores just by using a simple script which I found on the internet, I was wondering if I can use similar techniques for programs like the awk and sed?
#!/bin/bash
# Usage: psort filename <chunksize>... (7 Replies)
I have run 10 instances of the process eg, process name is BG
nohup /WP01IRB1_irbapp/IRBWPROD/RB/bin/BG -c 1 -t 23 -a '-caTop TESTBILLCYCLE='5FEB13_81PT19NPT''>a.txt &
nohup /WP01IRB1_irbapp/IRBWPROD/RB/bin/BG -c 2 -t 23 -a '-caTop TESTBILLCYCLE='5FEB13_81PT19NPT''>b.txt &
nohup... (3 Replies)
Hi,
I want to write one program in C in Unix OS which will check the running status of a process time to time. If the process is stopped somehow by any means, it will ensure that the process is restarted and only one copy of the process image should run in memory at any point of time for the user.... (2 Replies)
Hello All,
Greetings !!
I have a query here to all is as follows:
Question: Let's say we are running a script in a UNIX box and we have opened an another session and then made changes in script of some statements NOT to be print some values(just an example) so when I am monitoring the... (5 Replies)
Hi Guys,
I have a main_script.sh which runs every day and scheduled in crontab.
in the main script i read data from config file
test.config
apple
mango
orange
main_script.sh
for i in `cat test.config`
do
if
then
echo 'Apple' (3 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT LINUX
service
service(8) System Manager's Manual service(8)NAME
service - run a System V init script
SYNOPSIS
service SCRIPT COMMAND [OPTIONS]
service --status-all
service --help | -h | --version
DESCRIPTION
service runs a System V init script in as predictable environment as possible, removing most environment variables and with current working
directory set to /.
The SCRIPT parameter specifies a System V init script, located in /etc/init.d/SCRIPT. The supported values of COMMAND depend on the
invoked script, service passes COMMAND and OPTIONS it to the init script unmodified. All scripts should support at least the start and
stop commands. As a special case, if COMMAND is --full-restart, the script is run twice, first with the stop command, then with the start
command.
service --status-all runs all init scripts, in alphabetical order, with the status command.
EXIT CODES
service calls the init script and returns the status returned by it.
FILES
/etc/init.d
The directory containing System V init scripts.
ENVIRONMENT
LANG, TERM
The only environment variables passed to the init scripts.
SEE ALSO
/etc/init.d/skeleton,
update-rc.d(8),
init(8),
invoke-rc.d(8).
Jan 2006 service(8)